THE FRONT-SOMERSAULT PROGRESSION : Page 118


DO NOT LIFT WITH BACK THE FIRST FEW TIMES.

TOP MAN

TAKE OFF FROM BOTH FEET AND SPRING HIPS HIGH INTO THE AIR (a);

KEEP FEET AND KNEES IN CLOSE GOING UP (b);

LAND ON BOTTOM MAN'S BACK WITH NECK AND SHOULDERS (b);

OPEN UP AND ARCH ONTO FEET, PUSHING WITH ARMS

(c and d).

ASSISTED SOMERSAULT OVER BACK

HINTS TO BEGINNERS: The bottom man must crouch very low and be set to resist the momentum of the top man as he goes over. The value of this stunt is that it teaches the beginner how to get the hips high and into a spin by snapping the head down and bringing the knees to the chest.

VARIATIONS

Try same stunt from other direction,putting hands on bottom man's upper arms.

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